Ad Silence

Ad Silence: Open-Source Ad Blocker & Tracking Script Blocker for Android

Ad Silence blocks ads within apps and unwanted tracking scripts, offering customization, whitelisting, and low battery/data usage

What is Ad Silence?

Ad Silence is an open source ad blocker and tracking script blocker designed specifically for Android devices. It aims to block intrusive ads and tracking scripts within apps to provide a cleaner browsing experience, reduce data usage, improve privacy, and increase battery life.

Key features of Ad Silence include:

• Open source code and free to use
• Blocks ads within apps, not just web browsers
• Blocks common tracking scripts used to follow user activity
• Easy customization of blocking rules
• Whitelist capability to selectively allow ads/scripts
• Very small app footprint to minimize battery/data usage
• No root required to use basic blocking features
• Support for older Android versions back to Ice Cream Sandwich

Ad Silence is developed independently and updated periodically by its creator. It takes a crowdsourced approach to blocklist curation, allowing users to submit problematic ad/script sources. The app has over 500,000 downloads to date and a 4+ star rating on the Google Play Store.

Overall, Ad Silence aims to bring customizable, open-source ad blocking and script blocking to Android devices while minimizing resource usage. Its goal is to provide users control over their experience without excessive battery or data costs.

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